Soar Valley College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Outstanding Mar 11 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Unique reference
- 148877
- Address
- Gleneagles Avenue, LE4 7GY
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1564 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.0%
- Girls
- 48.0%
- First language not English
- 76.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 30.2%
- Persistent absence
- 13.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.5%
Indian 61.1%
Other Asian 8.3%
African 7.4%
Other White 6%
White British 5.2%
Pakistani 4.7%
Mixed 3.9%
Other 0.9%
Bangladeshi 0.8%
Unclassified 0.7%
Other Black 0.4%
Caribbean 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 30%
Local authority average 40%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 48%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 51.4
Local authority average 45.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.39
Local authority average 4.02
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 17 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 24 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 45 |
| Biology | GCSE | 52 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 52 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 43 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 105 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 60 |
| English Language | GCSE | 308 |
Admissions
Soar Valley College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 316
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 330
- 2nd preference
- 342
- 3rd preference
- 112
- From another Local Authority
- 85
Offers
- 1st preference
- 277
- 2nd preference
- 30
- 3rd preference
- 7
- To another Local Authority
- 4
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 312 158 154 |
| Year 8 | 311 164 147 |
| Year 9 | 313 172 141 |
| Year 10 | 311 158 153 |
| Year 11 | 317 161 156 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 92.0% 87.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 25.0% 29.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 19.0% 18.9% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 49.0% 38.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | SP 1.2% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | SP 1.0% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 6.1% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 4.5% 3.0% |